Geography
What is a political map?
A map that shows human-made boundaries and features.
What is anarchy?
A government with no ruler.
Isaac Newton’s laws of motion and universal gravitation explained:
How objects move and why planets stay in orbit
What is one cause of the Enlightenment?
The Scientific Revolution, The Renaissance, The Printing Press
What is a revolution?
A sudden and significant change in government or society
What is a physical map?
A map that shows natural (nonhuman) features of the Earth such as landforms and bodies of water.
What is an oligarchy?
A government ruled by a group.
Johannes Kepler is best known for discovering that planets:
Orbit in elliptical paths
What was a major effect of the Enlightenment?
Revolutions in America and France
Why do people often revolt against their government?
They feel their rights are being taken away
What is a thematic map?
A map that shows human-geography information such as a weather map or population density map.
What is a monarchy?
Government with one ruler.
What is the scientific method?
The steps scientists follow to observe, question, test, and explain their findings
During the Enlightenment, many philosophers relied on which of the following when making a decision?
Reason
What was one idea that the leaders of the American Revolution shared with Enlightenment thinkers?
The people have the right to overthrow their government if it abuses its powers.
What is the equator? What is the prime meridian?
Imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is a democracy?
A government where power comes from the people.
What was the main change in thinking during the Scientific Revolution?
People began using observation, experiments, and reasoning to understand the world.
What did Mary Wollstonecraft argue women needed to do to gain freedom?
Strengthening their minds through education
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To explain why the colonies were separating from Britain
Describe each of the 5 Themes of Geography.
Movement- Involves Movement of people, goods and ideas
Region- An area of the world that has similar unifying characteristics
Human Environment Interaction- Describes how people adapt and change the environment
Location- Described in terms of exact and relative
Place- Can be described in both physical and human features
Describe a market economy, command economy, and mixed economy.
Run by the people, little input from the people, mix of all three economies
What did Galileo risk when he challenged the church?
He risked punishment for challenging Church teachings.
How did the Enlightenment challenge traditional ideas about government?
By emphasizing democracy and individual rights
What was one major effect of the Congress of Vienna?
Stronger monarchies in Europe